The PATCHATT blog

We are using this blog to explore some of the ideas which underpin the PATCHATT initiative. We hope in this way to stimulate debate and to develop further understanding together.

Being Mortal

Being Mortal is a new PATCHATT campaign. It arose from an observation that many people seem to be reluctant to talk about death, dying...

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May 202 min read

Everyone can be a palliative care researcher

People with a life-limiting illness are usually positioned as the beneficiaries of the knowledge which comes from research, rather than...

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Nov 15, 20242 min read

Co-development at the 2024 Marie Curie Research conference

The concept of co-development is fundamental to the PATCHATT approach to change, grounded in our belief not only in the agency of the...

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Mar 12, 20242 min read

Volunteer or social activist?

The new year is often a time for resolutions, for deciding what we are going to change in 2024. Often these changes are personal ones....

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Jan 27, 20241 min read

Maybe all that kindness means is that we care enough about what happens to each other, to help it happen in a better way.

Maya Angelou, author